Pipe joint



Feb. 10.1925. 1,525,647

R. F. HAUGHEY PIPE JOINT Filed April 5, 1923 Jty. 1.

INVENTOR WITNESSESS I Y L MMM e I Patented Feb.'1o,1925.

, UNITED STATES RODGER F. KAUGEEY, OF CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA.

PIPE JOINT.

Application filed 'April 5, 1923. Serial No. 630,062.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, Roman F. HAUGHEY,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cambridge Springs, in the county 5 of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pipe Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to flange couplings 1 for pipes, and while applicable to pipes that are cast or otherwise formed of metal or other materials, it is particularly useful in connection with worked steel tubing such as welded or seamless tubes.

1 The object is to rovide a coupling which is strong and durable, which may be easily 'made when the pipes are in position, and which may be repaired or renewed if necessary, without removing or altering the pipes.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings of whidh Fig. 1 is a longitudinal and central sectional view through the ends of adjacent flanged pipes showing the coupling applied, the plane of view be- 2 ing indicated by the line 1-1, Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 a transverse sectional view taken on the line 11-11, Fig.1. According to the invention the adjacent ends of two pipes 1 and 2. are provided with 0 flanges 3 and 4 at their extreme ends which abut against each other, a gasket ring 5 being arranged between the flanges, if desired. The flange 3 is materially wider than the flange 4 so that clamping bolts, which extend through its outer portion and engage a clamping ring, may clear the outer edge of the narrow pipe flange. The clamping ring is formed of segments 6, preferably -not less than three in number, the outer 4 edges of which are provided with flanges 7 which bear against the outer edge-of the wide flange'3 of pipe 1. The inner edge-s of the segments bear against the outer faces of the narrow flange 4 of pipe 2, and clamping bolts 8 extend through the wide flange and enga e the segments between their inner and uter bearing edges. The se ments formingthe clamping rin may, if esired, be rovided with interloc ing grrojections 9 an grooves 10, as indicated in ig 2.. When the clamping bolts are tightened,

their flanges 7 bear upon the outer edge of.

pipe flange 3, andtheir inner edges press against narrow flange 4. B increasing the number of segments beyon that indicated in the drawing, the eflective points of direct, bearing of the inner edge of the seg- .ments against the narrow pipe flange may be increased. Preferably, there are but.two clamping bolts extending through each of the segments so as to assure the clamping actlon ust explained.

-As previously indicated, the invention is particularly applicable to worked steel tubing such as welded or seamless tubes. In :tormmg the wide flange 3 on the-end of such a tube, it is preferred to upset the end of-the tube so that the thickness of the wide flange andthe end of. the tube adjacent to it is materially in excess of the normal wall tlnckness of the tube. This feature oft-he invention is clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. Ordinarily each tube will be provided at one end with a wide flange and the other with a narrow one, althou h alternate tubes may be provided with t e same type of flanges at both ends,

The pipes may be readily clamped to each other after they are in position with the flange of one abutting against that of the other. clamping ring may be separately clamped in its proper position and in case a seg: ment should break, it may be replaced without removing the pipes.

I claim as my invention:

In a flange couplingfor pipes, the combination with a air of abutting pipes, one of which is provi ed with a wide and the other with a narrow flange, of a ring forined of Manifestly, each segment of the not less than. three segments bearing at its inner edge a ainst the outer face of saiu narrow ipe ange and provided at its outer edge wit a flange bearing against theouter edge of said wide pipe flange, and clamping bolts extending through said wide pipe flange and through only the ends of each segment between its inner bearing edge and its outer bearing flange.

y In testimonywhereof, I sign my name.

. RODGEP. F. HA UGHEY. Witness:

JENNIEIE. KLINE. 

